Advanced Data Center Switching (ADCX)

About This Course

This five-day course provides a comprehensive focus on Juniper Networks data center switching technologies.
The first three days are designed to introduce the data center features including zero touch provisioning (ZTP), unified in-service software upgrade (ISSU), multichassis link aggregation (MC-LAG), Mixed Virtual Fabric, and Virtual Chassis Fabric (VCF) and provide students with knowledge of troubleshooting some of the key data center features including MC-LAG, Virtual Chassis, and VCF deployments.
The last two days of the course are designed to introduce data center features that are more advanced including IP Fabric, Virtual eXtensible Local Area Network (VXLAN) Layer 2 and Layer 3 Gateways, VXLAN with Ethernet VPN (EVPN) signaling, and Data Center Interconnect (DCI) for a VXLAN overlay.
Students will learn to configure and monitor these features on the Junos operating system running on the QFX5100, EX4300, and vMX Series platforms. Through demonstrations and hands-on labs, students will gain experience configuring, monitoring, troubleshooting, and analyzing the mentioned features of the Junos OS. This content is based on Junos OS Release 17.1R1.8.

Course Audience

This course benefits individuals responsible for configuring and monitoring switching features that exist on the Junos OS running on the QFX5k and MX Series platforms, including individuals in professional services, sales and support organizations, and the end users.

Course Prerequisites

The following are the prerequisites for this course:

• Understanding of the OSI model;
• Junos OS configuration experience—the Introduction to the Junos Operating System (IJOS) course or equivalent;
• Advanced routing knowledge—the Advanced Junos Enterprise Routing (AJER) course or equivalent; and
• Intermediate switching knowledge—the Junos Enterprise Switching Using Enhanced Layer 2 Software (JEX-ELS) and Data Center Switching (DCX) courses or equivalent.

At Course Completion

After successfully completing this course, you should be able to:

• Identify current challenges in today’s data center environments and explain how the QFX5100 system solves some of those challenges.
• List the various models of QFX5100 Series switches.
• List some data center architecture options.
• Explain the purpose and value of ZTP.
• Describe the components and operations of ZTP.
• Deploy a QFX5100 Series switch using ZTP.
• Explain the purpose and value of ISSU.
• Describe the components and operations of ISSU.
• Upgrade a QFX5100 Series switch using ISSU.
• Explain the purpose and value of MC-LAG.
• Describe the components and operations of MC-LAG.
• Implement an MC-LAG on QFX5100 Series switches.
• Describe key concepts and components of a mixed Virtual Chassis.
• Explain the operational details of a mixed Virtual Chassis.
• Implement a mixed Virtual Chassis and verify its operations.
• Describe key concepts and components of a Virtual Chassis Fabric.
• Describe the control and forwarding plane of a Virtual Chassis Fabric.
• Describe how to use the CLI to configure and monitor a Virtual Chassis Fabric.
• Describe how to provision a Virtual Chassis Fabric using nonprovisioning, preprovisioning, and autoprovisioning.
• Describe the software requirements and upgrade procedure of Virtual Chassis Fabric.
• Describe how to manage a Virtual Chassis Fabric with Junos Space.
• Explain a basic troubleshooting approach.
• List and use available troubleshooting tools.
• Describe the expected state and operation.
• Describe key processes and components.
• Identify potential issues with MC LAG.
• Resolve basic issues with MC LAG.
• Describe the expected state and operation.
• Describe key processes and components.
• Identify potential issues with Virtual Chassis.
• Resolve basic issues with Virtual Chassis.
• Explain the expected state and operation.
• Describe key processes and components.
• Identify potential issues with VCF.
• Resolve basic issues with VCF.
• Describe the benefits and challenges of the traditional multitier architecture.
• Describe the new networking requirements in a data center.
• Describe the various data center fabric architectures.
• Explain routing in an IP Fabric.
• Describe how to scale an IP Fabric.
• Configure an EBGP-based IP Fabric.
• Explain why you would use VXLAN in your data center.
• Describe the control and data plane of VXLAN in a controller-less overlay.
• Describe how to configure and monitor VXLAN when using multicast signaling.
• Describe the benefits of using EVPN signaling for VXLAN.
• Describe the operation of the EVPN protocol.
• Configure and monitor EVPN signaling for VXLAN.
• Define the term Data Center Interconnect.
• Describe the control and data plane of an MPLS VPN.
• Describe the DCI options when using a VXLAN overlay with EVPN signaling.